Surgery – Devices transferring fluids from within one area of body to...
Patent
1985-11-27
1988-03-08
Yasko, John D.
Surgery
Devices transferring fluids from within one area of body to...
604 10, A61M 500
Patent
active
047297611
ABSTRACT:
A tissue-implantable fluid-dissipating device enabling fluid from a source to be delivered to and absorbed by tissue of the eye. In one embodiment the device includes a base plate having a radius of curvature approximately equal to that of the human eye and a second plate peripherally joined to the base plate along a portion of its periphery to form an orifice, the second plate extending at least partially over but spaced from the base plate to form a cavity and having a radius of curvature less than that of the base plate. The device also includes attachment means for communicating a tube end with the cavity that is positioned to permit an attached tube to lie generally parallel to the base plate.
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Bauman Mary P.
Kaihoi Gregory P.
Smith, Jr. Jerome R.
Yasko John D.
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